Collar and tie form.



G. H. CAPPER.

COLLAR AND TIE FORM.

M'PMGATLON FILED 06123, 1910.

988,625, Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

'50lport while the tie is being formed.

GEORGE HERBERT CAPPER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COLLAR AND TIE FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application filed October 3, 1910. Serial No. 585,048.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Gnonen H. CArrEu, of Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar and Tie Forms, of which the following is a specification.

In dressing a store window it has been found extremely difficult to arrange a tie on a roll-over collar without soiling the collar or pulling it out of shape, and the object of my invention is to provide means for supporting and holding a turn-down collar during the operation of placing a tie thereon, the collar and tie being ready to be placed on the dummy in the window in a comparatively short space of time and without the necessity of grasping the collar with the hands during the tying operation.

The invention consists generally in a collar support adapted to hold the collar against inward compression when the tie is pulled lengthwise in forming the knot, and means for holding the collar in place during the tying operation.

In' the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication, Figure l is a top view of a tie and co-llar forming device embodying my invention, F ig. 2 is a front elevation, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.

In the drawing, 2 represents a suitable base and 8 a standard mounted thereon, preferably slightly conical in form and inclined forwardly, so that it will stand at a convenient angle to allow the window dresser to adjust the collar and form the tie.

4L is a ring adapted to slip over the top of the standard 3 and slide downwardly thereon and held by frictional contact with the surface of the standard about midway between the upper and lower ends thereof, said block having a T-slot 7 extending lengthwise therein and adapted to receive the head of the collar button, which is passed through the button holes in t-he ends of the collar. This collar button holds the collar securely in place on the ring 4 and prevent-s it from slipping around the sup- On the rear of the standard I provide a plate 8 having a series of holes 9 therein adapted to receive a pin 10. This pin is inserted into one ofthe holes above the collar,

v as indicated in Fig.v 3, to prevent the rear portion of the collar from riding up on the standard while the window dresser is tying the knot. yOftentimes, a tie, particularly of certain kinds of silk, will stick between the folds of the collar and considerable effort will be required to draw the ends of the tie until it is in proper position for forming the knot. Obviously, unless some means was provided for holding the collar it would slide around the standard and i-f one. hand were used to hold the collar there would be great danger of its becoming soiled so that it would be unt for display purposes in the window. As soon as the knot is formed in the tie the pin l0 is removed and the collar and tie slipped olf the top of the standard and is then ready to be placed in the window and the device may be used to support another collar.

It is evident that the standard may loe modified in various ways, its function being to support the inner fold of the collar and prevent its compression when the tie is pulled lengthwise in forming the knot, and the means for holding the collar in place during the tying operation may be changed in various ways without departing from the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention l. A tying form for a turn down collar comprising means for holding the collar against inward compression under the tension of the tie, and means preventing rotary movement of the collar during the tying operation, said rotary preventing means being vertically adjustable to adapt the device for collars of different sizes.

2. A device of the class described comprising a standard, tapered in form, a ring fitting thereon and adapted to support a collar, and means preventing rotary movement of the collar on said standard.

3. A device of the class described comprising a standard, means supporting a collar thereon, said standard having a vertical T-shaped slot formed therein adapted to receive the inner or larger end of a collar button and thereby lock the collar against rotary movement.

4. A device of the class described comprising a standard, tapered in form, a removable ring mounted thereon and adapted to support a collar, said standard having a vertical slot therein adapted to receive the inner end of a collar button, whereby the collar is held against rotary movement on said standard.

5. A tyingl forni -lor turn-(town collars oomprising a standard taperettln 'torni to adapt it for collars oit different Sizes, the tapering surface of said standard snpportmg the 1nner fold of the collar against inward eoinofession under tension oi the tle, angl means for temporarily holding the collar 1n place 0n said standard during the tyingv operation.

6. A device of the class described oomrising a standard, a Collar support thereon, quid standard having a series oi` vertically arranged holes in its rear portion and a pm adapted to fit said holes and hold the Collar down upon said support, for the purpose Ted. Spnll tying form for turn-down collars Comprising means for holding the collar against inward compression under tension ol' the tio, means encircling said holding menne and supporting the collar during the tying operation, and means prevei'itinn` movement ot the collar during the operation of forming the knot in the tie.

H. A tie form for turn down Collars comprising means Suliporting the inner fold of the collar against inward Compression When the tie is pulled lengthwise in forming the knot n removable ring to support the collar, and n'ieans for holding the collar against Vertical or rotary n'loven'ient during the tying operation.

-ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of September 1910.

GEORGE HERBERT CAPPER.

Witnesses Rionnno PAUL, GENEVIEVE E. SORENSEN.

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